SCL Event Report: Annual Data Protection Update 2015
Alexander de Gaye reports on SCL’s Annual Data Protection Update, an event held at Fieldfisher on Wednesday 28 January 2015….
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Telecoms & the Internet
Cases Round-up
Data Protection and Home CCTV According to the CJEU, the Data Protection Directive applies to a video recording made with a surveillance camera installed by a person on his family home and directed towards the public footpath. The Court ruled in Case 212/13 František Ryneš v Ú?ad pro ochranu osobních údaj? that those installing domestic…
Can We Keep Humans At The Heart Of Technology?
Simon Deane-Johns examines that question and looks forward to the SCL events which will focus on it…
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Open Access to Law – How Soon?
Professor Chris Marsden explains what is behind the Openlaws.eu project and explores the current landscape of access to law in the UK….
Google Advisory Council Reports on RtbF
The group asked by Google to advise on the implementation of the so-called right to be forgotten has published its report…
Criticism Site Sparks Cat Fight
Dr David Taylor and Jane Seager report and comment on an interesting domain name dispute…
Defamation: The Scottish Perspective
All of those operating on the Internet have to be aware of the dangers that come with defamation. But it is easy to overlook the very real differences between the law on defamation in England and Wales and the comparable law in Scotland. Christine O’Neill and Niall McLean provide a timely reminder….
Internet of Things: Ofcom Next Steps
Ofcom has released details of its plans for taking account of the IoT…
The Spam Defamation Case
A recent High Court judgment has dealt with a variety of issues affecting the jurisdiction and abuse of process and includes a brief consideration of the Defamation Act 2013, s 1…
Google Undertakes to Change Privacy Policy
Google is to change its privacy policy in response to data protection investigations…